Hello, I've just instaled Django with this tutorial http://i.justrealized.com/2008/04/08/how-to-install-python-and-django-in-windows-vista/.
My problem is when I execute django-admin.py startproject mysite , the folder is not created, and the file django-admin.py is opened. What is the problem? I really need help, please. Thanks in advance On 11 ene, 22:54, spike <pwashingto...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is just a brief tutorial I wrote for myself without the intention > of releasing, but I figure if I can help just 1 person get started, > then why keep it to myself. > > Again, not to be passed off as anything more then notes I wrote one > afternoon for my own understanding on a Windows machine. > > Hope this helps someone. Comments ARE welcome. > > --- > When creating a project you’ll want to link it to a database. So > we'll, install Python, then Django, then the database. Create the > project, setup the database, then launch the development server. For > ease we’ll go with SQLite. > > Django requires Python 2.3 or higher. > > Install Python. When the installation is complete, add Python to the > system path so that it can be accessed from the command prompt. To do > this access “Control Panel > System > Advanced > Environment > Variables”. Select the “path” from the “System Variables” section and > append the Python installation directory. > > Download and extract Django to the “C:\”. Then in the command prompt, > “cd” to the extracted directory. > > To install Django run “(Django Directory) python setup.py install” or > to manually install, copy the Django folder to the Lib > site-packages > directory inside the Python directory. > > The last step to install, copydjango-admin.py from “(Django > Directory) > django > bin” to either c:\ or the Python directory. > After completed you will want to test the installation by running “c: > \>pythondjango-admin.py --version”. > > Django supports many database systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and > SQLite. Django has a database layer, which will interact with any > supported & selected database. > > Python 2.5 or later comes with the SQLite module named, “sqlite3”. > SQLite stores the database in a single file. > To use MySQL you must install the MySQL driver, which is titled > “MySQLdb”. > > Django comes with its own preconfigured webserver but does support > Apache and Lighttpd. > > Now, to create a new project, run “django-admin.pystartproject > (project title)”. > This command will create a folder named after the project title you > entered. Inside this folder will be 4 files: __init__.py, manage.py, > settings.py and urls.py. The file functions are as follows: > i. __init__.py: This file tells python to treat this folder as a > package. > ii. manage.py: This is the project admin file, similar todjango-admin.py. > So similar in fact they share the same code. > iii. settings.py: The main configuration file. Includes your database > settings, site language and Django features as well as more advanced > functions. > iv. urls.py: Configuration file. Maps the URLs with the Python > functions that handle them. > > Open settings.py and set the database with “DATABASE_ENGINE”. For > SQLite enter “sqlite3”. > > Next, name the database with “DATABASE_NAME”. Name it after your > project with “db” at the end. Example: “bookmarksdb”. Now save your > file. > > Almost done. Cd into the project directory then tell Django to create > tables for the database with the command “python manage.py syncdb”. > > Create your Superuser account. This process will create the file > titled after the database name. This file holds the application data. > > Now run the development server with “python manage.py runserver”. You > can also change the default port from 8000 by appending your desired > port to the command. > > Open your browser tohttp://127.0.0.1:8000/ > > Done. > --- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
